High international demand for news on the spiraling Egyptian crisis has prompted Eurovision to open a second feedpoint in Cairo.

In extremely perilous circumstances that have left many people injured or detained and have cost six journalists their lives, news teams working for EBU Members and other networks are using Eurovision broadcast services to report the story.

In addition to a Eurovision One-Stop Shop (OSS) at Corniche El Nile, the Eurovision News Special Events team has opened an alternative feedpoint in El Agouza, next to the famous 6th October Bridge. In the past 10 days Eurovision has provided 20 different broadcasters with 130 transmissions.

Eurovision News Operations Manager Marc Stanlislas, who is overseeing the Cairo operation, said staff security was paramount.

“In any Eurovision news operation we take great care to protect both our staff and the news crews using our services and facilities," he said. "Reporting from Cairo has been particularly challenging for the media, but our job is to support EBU Members and other networks by enabling them to tell the story on time and problem free.”

Today the emergency is showing no sign of abating, and the tension could even increase after an Egyptian judge ruled Wednesday that former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak can be released from prison.

Observers say the ruling will look to many Egyptians like the old regime reasserting itself, particularly as it comes just weeks after Mohamed Morsi, Egypt’s first democratically-elected president, was ousted by the military.

All pictures were taken by Eurovision staff at the Cairo feedpoints.